by Kate Cimini June 23, 2021 In summary Commercial growers celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision in Cedar Point Nursery v Hassid, but farmworker unions say this will make it harder for them to access workers and advocate for their

Skip to main contentDemocracy Dies in DarknessGet one year for $40 By Robert BarnesJune 23, 2021 at 3:31 p.m. PDT The Supreme Court split along ideological lines Wednesday in ruling that a California regulation that gives union organizers access

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Cedar Point v. ALRB makes a racist and broken farm labor system even more unequal.  Farm workers are the hardest working people in America.  This decision denies them the right to use their lunch breaks to freely discuss

By Juan Carlos GuerreroTuesday, June 22, 2021 12:11PM EMBED <>More Videos <iframe width=”476″ height=”267″ src=”https://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=10822024″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Police say the mother woke up to find the suspect straddling her with a knife to her throat early Saturday morning.SAN JOSE,

By DON JENKINS Capital Press 10 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Washington regulators are proposing farms alter schedules or hand out masks to filter wildfire smoke even if the air quality remains at a

Cornell University News 15 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email 1 of 2 Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Grant expands Cornell efforts to reach New York farmworkers ITHACA – As COVID-19 bore down on New York state, the Cornell Farmworker

By Hannah DreierJune 19, 2021 at 4:42 p.m. PDT Luz Cruz had put on her long-sleeve shirt, covered her face with a bandanna and pulled down a sun hat before she headed out to work at dawn in the

Heat kills farmworkers every year, according to United Farm Workers.ByEmily ShapiroJune 20, 2021, 7:13 AM• 7 min read 1:50 How to keep yourself and your pets safe in the heatA few tips for staying safe in record-breaking high temperatures.

A blistering heat wave gripped the Coachella Valley, setting record highs this week. As people limit their exposure and opt for the air-conditioned outdoors, farmworkers persist while working in dangerously hot conditions under the sun. “Every worker in every

Author Daniel Parra Date14 hours ago  Sources—including farmworkers, leaders of farmworker organizations, advocates and community centers that target this group—report that vaccination is going well, with thousands of farmworkers estimated to have received the shots. This article originally appeared

By Chris Miller Email the author Published 8:38 am Friday, June 18, 2021 In order to ensure that as many people in the region get vaccinated as possible, Atrium Health is extending its vaccine availability through a program targeting

By Daniela Sirtori-Cortina June 18, 2021, 4:00 AM PDT SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share Tweet Post Email The extreme heat that’s baking huge swaths of the U.S. West is putting the workers that pick America’s fruit and vegetable crops into

Fred Ross Jr. was born in Long Beach, California in 1947.  He spent his early childhood living in Boyle Heights where his primary language was Spanish.  He grew up in a household where fighting injustice and racial prejudice was

By Annette Cary June 17, 2021 12:04 PM, Updated 9 hours 2 minutes ago Duration 1:12Gov. Inslee meets with Tri-Cities farm workers, growers Washington Gov. Jay Inslee met with Hispanic farm workers and growers in the Tri-Cities, Pasco to learn

Local Duration 1:12 Local Gov. Inslee meets with Tri-Cities farm workers, growers By Jennifer King June 17, 2021, 1:30 PM Washington Gov. Jay Inslee met with Hispanic farm workers and growers in the Tri-Cities, Pasco to learn how COVID vaccination

News by: Jocelyn Moran Posted: Jun 17, 2021 / 08:20 PM PDT / Updated: Jun 17, 2021 / 08:20 PM PDT AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to WhatsAppShare to SMSShare to EmailShare to More FIREBAUGH, Calif. (KGPE)

OPINION Reyna Lopez OsunaGuest Opinion The sky darkened with smoke. “Critical fire warnings” issued across the state. Families evacuated their homes. Yet farmworkers continued to harvest crops without protection from increasing smoke in the unhealthy air. Oregon’s 2020 wildfires presented

Dennis Wyatt DENNIS WYATTPublished: Jun 15, 2021, 9:27 PM Dangling a free $50 grocery gift card in front of unvaccinated Californians isn’t exactly creating a stampede to locations dispensing free COVID-19 shots. Based on people who have gotten at least

Patience Kabwasa Jun 16, 2021 Updated 12 hrs ago Comments Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Colorado Springs has been getting hotter. Climate change and subsequent extreme weather like drought and scorching-hot temperatures create prime conditions for

06/16/21 2:41 PM By Ben Nuelle KEYWORDS ag laborAllison CrittendenAmerican Farm BureauChuck GrassleyFarm Workforce Modernization ActMichael BennetMike CrapoTeresa RomeroUnited Farm Workers Agriculture and farmworker groups met with key senators and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in a bid to jump-start congressional

Joseph Zeballos-Roig 5 hours ago Tim Kaine said Democrats could potentially include immigration reform provisions to pay for infrastructure. “That could be a very legitimate way to look at trying to find a balanced package,” he said. Some immigration

By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Press 4 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save A bill requiring Oregon farmers to pay higher overtime wages has passed a key legislative committee, though it now includes a hefty price

Xochitl Hernandez, Bilingual MMJ Reporter Jun 16, 2021 Updated 1 hr ago Comments Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save PASCO, WA – Governor Jay Inslee visited the Sea Mar East Housing Center for agricultural workers in Pasco today

by The Counter 06.15.2021, 5:22pmNews Share Link Copied! Save for later As global temperatures inch up year after year, working outdoors in the summer months has become an increasingly dangerous proposition. And nowhere is this risk felt more acutely

DACA protected hundreds of thousands of young undocumented who demand a permanent solution Sons and daughters of undocumented farm workers who are protected from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program used a telephone news conference